--Three arrested for electrocuting
two elephants in Khallikote range
BRAHMAPUR: Following the death of
five elephants due to electrocution within a fortnight in different forest
ranges of Ganjam district, a high-level meeting of forest officials, district
administration and electricity department was held on Tuesday. Principal
Secretary of State Forest Department Raj Kumar Sharma and Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Wildlife JD Sharma were present in the meeting.
The top officials after
discussing on illegal hooking of electricity directed the district-level
officials of the Forest Department along with electric engineers to have joint
inspections in every village in a regular basis. Speaking on the planning of
control measures, Brahmapur DFO Sudhansu Sekher Mishra said that a coordination
meet of the forest officials and electricity department will be held in every
month. Stringent actions will be taken against the culprits, he added.
Mishra informed that two persons
have been arrested for killing of wild animals in Ghumusar forest range and
forwarded to the court. Due to illegal hooking from the electric polls, the incidents
are happening and in such cases the electricity department has to be aware too,
he stated.
On the other hand, the forest
officials of Khallikote range arrested three persons from Raniber village under
Rambha police station limit on Tuesday. Two persons Narayan Pradhan (55) and
Tuna Pradhan (20) of the same village were court-forwarded.
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